A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend the 2006 initial enrollment period for the Medicare prescription drug benefit by six months, to suspend the late enrollment penalty for such benefits during 2006, to permit Medicare beneficiaries to change enrollment in a prescription drug plan once a year, and to prevent changes in formularies other than at the time of open enrollment periods and only with advance notice
Contributors: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce; United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means
Publisher: [United States Government Printing Office]
Published: 2006
Place of publication: [Washington, D.C.?]
Language: eng
Subjects: Pharmaceutical services insurance; Law and legislation; Older people; Pharmaceutical assistance; Medicare beneficiaries; Services for; Medicare; Medicine; Formulae, receipts, prescriptions
Other titles: Choice for America's Seniors Act of 2006.; 109th Congress, 2d Session, H.R. 5116 in the House of Representatives.; To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend the 2006 initial enrollment period for the Medicare prescription drug benefit by six months, to suspend the late enrollment penalty for such benefits during 2006, to permit Medicare beneficiaries to change enrollment in a prescription drug plan once a year, and to prevent changes in formularies other than at the time of open enrollment periods and only with advance notice.
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Introduced April 6, 2006; referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and Committee on Ways and Means.